Richard Hess Gordon Wenham Editors (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book in photographic wraps has very minor wear, tight, bright, and unmarked. Nine learned essays on 'Zion' as a concept in various Old Testament contexts.

black & white photo illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. fine cond. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. faint corner crease front top, edges clean. contents free of all markings. except for the corner crease, looks new. first edition. first printing ( #1 in # line). nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ x+206p. b&w illustrations. & diagrams. ancient history. ancient religion. theology. old testament studies. ancient israel. judaism. ~ For three thousand years Jerusalem has held a special place in the hearts of Jews and Christians. More than any other site in the Bible, Jerusalem signifies God's judgment and hope. It is the focus of much of the Old Testament, and acquaintance with this background is essential for understanding the importance of the city in Jesus' time, in our own age, and in the prophecies of the world to come. ZION, CITY 0F 0UR GOD gathers studies by an international team of scholars that help portray the full significance of Jerusalem in the First Temple period of the Old Testament. John M. Monson explores Jerusalem's temple of Solomon in its original ancient Near Eastern context. Richard S. Hess looks at one of the most important events in the Bible's record of pre~exilic Jerusalem ~ Sennacherib's attack on the city. Martin J. Selman and Gary N. Knoppers outline the theological significance of Jerusalem in the books of Chronicles, providing as well a summary statement on the key role of the city in the entire Old Testament. Thomas Renz examines the Zion tradition as it underwent its greatest challenge, the fall of Jerusalem. Philip E. Satterthwaite and Knut M. Heim describe Jerusalem's place in the poetry of the Hebrew Bible, giving special attention, respectively, to the Songs of Ascents and Lamentations. Lastly, Rebecca Doyle discusses what Ugaritic, Old Testament, and other texts tell us about the cult of Molek and the worship of this god in Jerusalem. Approaching its subject from a variety of fascinating angles, this volume will broaden the perspectives of students in disciplines ranging from theology to modern cultural studies.